Folding bed



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FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED 1UNE30. 1919.

Patented Sept. 14, 1920.

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FOLDING BED. v APPLICATION HLED1uNE'3o,1919. 1,352,525, PatentedSept. 14, 1920.

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application inea June ao, 191e. serial no. 308,022.

To @ZZ w'wm t may Concern:

Be it known that I, RESCUE B. PAGE, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in fthe county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Folding Bed, of which the vfol-l i the under side of the truck. Mounted 'on the lowing is a specification.

My invention lrelates to folding beds, be-

ing more particularly a folding bed sup-'- ported ori-fay 'movable' platform or truck which maybe moved at will to any part of the room and when not in use may be rolled into a closet or alcove where it is out of the way. Folding beds of this character have not beensatisfactory for the reason that the trucks or platforms upon which the same are supported are quite large due to the fact that fno satisfactory means has been provided for preventing the bed from toppling over'when lowered or raised, and one of the principal objects of my invention is to make folding bed of the type described having a comparatively small platform or truck for supporting the bed and a movable strut for taking a part of the load from the truck during the raising andA lowering operation r of the bed.4 1

Another-objectof my invention is to providea folding bed of the type described, of simple form and constructiom-which may be made at relatively low cost.

@ther objects and advantages will appear hereinafter from the following specification.

Referring-to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bed embodying a form of my invention, the bed being shown in full lines in lowered position and in dotted lines in its raised .or closed po# sition.

F ig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan view partly in section illustrating the way the bed may i be passed through a door into a'lcloset.

F ig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on line awe, rig. i.

Fig. 4 is an end. viewvof'thelfoot'ofthebed, and l i Fig. 5 is a-fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the 'head of the bed. l

11 designates a truck or platform which may be made of any suitable material, in the present instance consisting of a front board 12 and back board 13 connected at their ends by cross boards 14, the corners of Speccation of Letters Patent. Patented Athe truck being curved or rounded as indicated at 15 `so that the truck may be more readily passedthrough a door opening such as shown at 16 in `lilig. 2 of the drawing.

'The platform or truck 11 is supported on rollers 18 which are preferably swiveled to Sept. 14, 1920.

under side of the truck inv such a manner as to projeet'forwardly beyond the outline of lthe truck are horizontally arrangedA guide which is secured tothe truckby vmeans of .l

suitable-bolts or screws 27, there being two l standards employed, one on each front corner of the truck 11. The'upper ends ofthe standards are offset as shown at 28l and have pivotallv connected thereto by means of a pin 29 an arm 30 which extends rear-- wardly and is connected by means'of a pin or bolt 31 to the head of the bed 32.y

Each side 33 of the head, of the bed is` pivotally connected by means of a pin or bolt 34 to a bracket 35, such bracket 35being formed of a right-angled member having a horizontal portion which extends forwardly and is pivotally mounted on a rod 36=to the standard 25. The rod 36 extends across between the' two standards 25, being secured thereto by means of suitable nuts. The brackets are connected'to each other'by means of a head ,board 37k whichv extends across the bed and is connected tothe respectivebrackets by means of suitable screws orbolts38. y The bed frame'izon'sistsl `cfa cross bar'llO at the head and a cross"bar 41 at `.the foot connected in 4any WellA known manner by means of sidevrails42,.any well known form of springs indicated at 43 being stretched between the cross bars and 4:1 in the usual manner. 45l designates the foot of the bed frame which may be ofv'any suitable construction, in the present instance being made of metal and having pivotally mounted thereon legs-46. 47 designates brace bars,

one at each side of the bed, the outer end of the bars being .connected by means of suitsoA able pins or bolts 48 tothe side rails 42, the inner end of the brace bars being pivotally connected to the upper end of the bracket 35 by means of the `pin on bolt 34 heretofore referred to.l

50 designates a movable strut, ysubstantially a U shaped member in form, the `open ends 51 being pivotally mounted on the pins or bolts 48 to the side-rails 42and the lower or closed end 52 of the strut being provided with rollers 53 which engage the oor upon which the bed is placed. 54 designates a tie rod which extends across the strutnear the open end thereof so as to provide rigidity and` brace the strut. Connected to the open ends of the strut 50 are coiled tension springs 55, the rear end of the springs being connected to the cross bar 40.

. The legs 46 areoperated by means of rods 60 connected at one end to the legs and at the other ends to the open ends of the strut 50. 62 designates a stop which-receives the head board '37 when the bed4 isin closed position as shown in dotted'lines in Fig. l, thereby` limiting the upward movement of the bed. Y

lt is understood that the mattress and bed clothes are placed on the springs 43 in the usual manner and that any convenient Aform of holding means may` be used for holding the same in place when the bed is in upright or closed position.

lli/'hen it is desired to lower the bed from the dotted line position shown in Fig. l to the full line position the bed is grasped in any convenient portion and pulled out- `wardly, the foot ofthe bed swinging outwardly and downwardly and the head of the bedcarried by the brackets 35 swinging upwardly. As the bed is lowered the strut 50 moves outwardly on the floor and takesl the weight of the bed under the tension of the springs 55, the springs being so proportioned as to approximately balance the weight of'the bed and bed clothes so that in any position from the upright or dotted position to the lowered orgfull line position the movement of the bed may be stopped and the bed remain in such position without being held.

As the bed is moved upward into the closed position it 'is understood that the strut rolls back on the floor toward the truck and acts in the same manner as during the lowering operation. The movement of the strut controls the position of the legs 46 through the medium of the rods 60 so that the legs are closed or folded under.I the bed when the bed is in upright position and the legs are in supporting position as shown in full lines in Figi., l when the bed is in low ered position.

During the movement of lowering the bed the head 32 swings onA the brackets 3o. This is accomplished through the medium of thearms 30 which movement brings the head of the bed well within the line of .the truck as shown in dotted lines inFig. l. The

head board 37 resting rupon the vstop 62 as heretofore referredgto insures. a irmseat or support for the bed when, in upright4 orv very simple in form and operation, also few in number, further I have found that by using the movable secondary support, that is, the strut, that there is no danger of the bed toppling over during the raising or lowering of the bed.

Iclaim as my invention 1. A folding bed comprising a primary support, a bed pivotallymounted on the primary support7 a secondary supporting member pivotally mounted on the bed in such manner that the secondary supporting mem# ber is .operated by movement of the bed to roll on the floor, and elastic means connecting said bed and said secondary member for placing a tension on the secondary member during raising and lowering of the bed to balance the weight of the bed.

2. A folding bed comprising a movable supporting member, a bed pivotally mount# ed on said supporting member, a secondary supporting member pivotally connected to said bed in such manner that the secondary supporting member is operated by move-A ment of the bed to roll on the Hoor, and

tension sprlngs connecting said secondary member and said. bed to balance the weight of the bed. p

3. A folding bed comprising -a movable supporting member7 a bedpivotally mounted on said supporting member, a secondary -supporting' member pivotally connected to said bed arranged to roll on the floor, and elastic means fixed to said bed behind the pivotal axis of the bed at 'one end and'to said secondary supportingmember in front of the pivotal axis of the bed whereby the weight of the bed is balanced duringthe raising and lowering of the bed. y

4. folding bed comprising .a truck, standards on said truck, a bed pivotally mounted on' said standards, and a strut pivotally connected to saidlbed arranged to engage the floor, and tension springs connectedto said strut in front of the pivotal axis of the bed at one end and tothe bed behind the pivotal axis of of the bed whereby the weight of the bed is balanced during rais- Y ing and lowering the bed.

5. A folding bed comprising a truck, standards on said truck, a bed pivotally mounted on said standards, a strut pivotally connected at one end to said bed, rollers on the other end of said strut arranged to engage the floor, legs pivotally mounted on the bed, and'means for connecting-said legs to said Strut to raise and lower said legs.

6. A folding' bed' comprising a truck, standards on said truck, a bed pivotally mounted on said truck, a strut pivotally connected to said bed arranged to engage the floor, tension springsconneeted tosaid strut at one end and t0 the bed behind'its pivotal point at the other end to balance the Weightof the bed.

7. A folding bed comprising v,a trnck,

means for -pivotaxlly supporting a bed on said truck, a U-shaped'strut member pivotally connected at its open end to each side of the bed, rollers on the closed end of seid strut member arranged to engage the floor, and tensioiisprings (connecting the legs of the strut to said bed.

In testimony Whereof,-I have hereunto set my hand at lLos Angeles, California, this 24th day of June, 1919.v

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